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John Kerry Talks Ukraine With Russian's Foreign Minister, Reroutes Trip
John Kerry Talks Ukraine With Russian's Foreign Minister, Reroutes Trip
Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Ukraine in a phone call Saturday — ahead of an impending meeting next week in the wake of international sanctions against Russia.
During the phone call, Kerry rerouted his plane from Saudi Arabia and headed to Europe in anticipation of meeting Lavrov next week, possibly as soon as Monday, a senior administration official told NBC News.
Details of their phone call weren't immediately released. But Russia's foreign ministry said the call was initiated by the United States and followed Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to President Barack Obama on Friday. The pair discussed a proposal for a diplomatic solution after Russia's annexation of Crimea this month.
Kerry left Washington last Monday, and had been in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday before he was supposed to fly back to the United States on Saturday, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said.
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http://www.nbcnews.com/#/storyline/ukraine-crisis/john-kerry-talks-ukraine-russians-foreign-minister-reroutes-trip-n66826
Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Ukraine in a phone call Saturday — ahead of an impending meeting next week in the wake of international sanctions against Russia.
During the phone call, Kerry rerouted his plane from Saudi Arabia and headed to Europe in anticipation of meeting Lavrov next week, possibly as soon as Monday, a senior administration official told NBC News.
Details of their phone call weren't immediately released. But Russia's foreign ministry said the call was initiated by the United States and followed Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to President Barack Obama on Friday. The pair discussed a proposal for a diplomatic solution after Russia's annexation of Crimea this month.
Kerry left Washington last Monday, and had been in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday before he was supposed to fly back to the United States on Saturday, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said.
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http://www.nbcnews.com/#/storyline/ukraine-crisis/john-kerry-talks-ukraine-russians-foreign-minister-reroutes-trip-n66826
Russia's Putin calls Obama to discuss U.S. proposal on Ukraine: White House
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024745396
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I'm sure we could get a couple of barrels of oil for him.
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